]]>4694Melvin Brewing opens in Bellinghamhttps://blog.seattlepi.com/washingtonbeerblog/2017/06/16/melvin-brewing-opens-in-bellingham/
Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:40:12 +0000http://www.washingtonbeerblog.com/?p=36431 Just about a year ago we reported that Wyoming’s award-winning Melvin Brewing planned to open a brewery in

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Agrarian Ales near Eugene, Oregon, is a brewery built on a real, working farm. Along with other ingredients, Agrarian Ales even grows its own hops. My definition is far from official, but when I think of a farmhouse brewery I imagine a brewery built in a barn...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. On Saturday, April 16th Old Stove Brewing hosts a Grand Opening celebration at its brand new brewery and taproom in downtown Seattle. The event goes all day, from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM. The location is very near the corner of 1st Avenue and Pine Street. Basically,...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. For years Ellensburg, Washington has been a one-horse town. An Iron Horse town, that is. But there’s a new brewery in the ‘burg: Whipsaw Brewing Company. The brewery and taproom opened in late January. We recently stopped in for a first visit. The taproom is located on...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. The long-awaited opening of the taproom at Cloudburst Brewing is now upon us. At 2:00 today (Thursday, January 7) the taproom opens to the public, offering beer lovers a chance to sample as many as 11 of Steve Luke’s beers at the source. (current taplist pictured below.)...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Back in October we visited Yakima for the annual Fresh Hop Ale Festival, which is an event we highly recommend to anyone, not just hop lovers. While in Yakima for a relaxing, fun-filled weekend, we took a drive a few miles up Highway 12 to the small...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. We first heard about this plan some time ago, but decided not to share the news until Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen was ready to make the official announcement, which it did today. Chuckanut is opening a second brewery. One of Washington’s most highly decorated breweries, Chuckanut Brewery...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Saturday marked our 7th anniversary. Since we launched this website on October 10, 2008, we’ve published over 3,200 stories. All of those stories were made possible by Washington’s dynamic, ever-expanding beer industry. I don’t recall the exact number, but when we launched this blog there were just...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. It just wouldn’t be Washington Beer Week without a new brewery opening. Today, Friday, June 19, a new brewery and taproom opens in Gig Harbor: Wet Coast Brewing. Bryan Copeland and Aaron Johnson, along with their wives Molly and April, own and operate Wet Coast Brewing. Bryan...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Back in April we happened to be in Westport, Washington visiting Westport Brewing Company. As we chatted with Robin Duus, the brewery’s owner, she mentioned that another brewery was preparing to open in Westport. We soon found ourselves at the future home of Blackbeard’s Brewing, a new...